학술논문
Is the timing of withdrawl bleeding a guide to endometrial safety during sequentil oestogen-progesteren replacement therapy?
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
The Lancet. Oct 08, 1994 344(8928):979-982
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0140-6736
Abstract
Current regimens of sequential hormone replacement therapy are based on data that show a protective effect on the endometrium of at least 10 days of progestagen.In clinical practice, onset of bleeding on or after day 11 of the progestagen phase is taken as reassurance of a normal endometrium.413 postmenopausal women taking oestrogen-progestagen hormone replacement therapy with 10 or 12 days of progestagen per cycle completed bleeding diaries for 3 months before endometrial biopsy. For most women, bleeding started around the 13th day after starting progestagen. There was no correlation between endometrial histology and timing of onset of bleeding. 11 (2.7%) women had complex endometrial hyperplasia. The presence of hyperplasia was 2.4% with onset of bleeding after 10 days of progestagen and 2.8% after 12 days.The timing of onset of withdrawal bleeding during oestrogen-progestagen HRT does not predict endometrial hyperplasia.